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There’s an elephant in the room, and it’s getting in the way of your relationship. The metaphor, much like the beast itself, referring to an obvious problem being ignored, can trample your relationship. Communication, like using...

"If an Elephant went to School" by Ellen Fischer and illustrated by Laura Wood is a thoughtful story about animals and how they conduct themselves in school. With beautiful and vibrant illustrations Fischer weaves a cute story about how...

A circus elephant that somehow escaped from a circus attacked a 65-year-old man who was going for his daily walk down a path in the woods. No one is sure how the elephant got away early Saturday morning and there is an on-going investigation as to...

…Elphie! That’s right – This playful pachyderm snapped an elephant selfie – an elphie – using a tourist’s GoPro camera, his trunk and some Thai ingenuity.Writes CNN: “Plenty of tourists have snapped a...

Updated article here!Nosey's story is once again heating up social media, with animal rights activists and humanitarians repeatedly calling for her immediate release from being forced to perform for the public on her arthritic, aging legs, at...

Ian Gibson was trampled to death by a raging elephant bull which he was reportedly hunting for his ivory tusks. However, the truth behind Gibson’s death is not quite as simple as saying that the hunter has become the hunted and that he...

Game hunter Ian Gibson was trampled to death by an elephant in Zimbabwe, and while Gibson’s death, though tragic, is being recognized, the vast undercurrent of comments are coming from the camps of those who have a different message, namely ...

Ian Gibson, a professional big game hunter, was trampled by an elephant while taking an American client and his group on a hunt in Zimbabwe. The elephant charged Gibson who was trampled to death on the scene by the aggressive creature, according...

It's pretty common knowledge that the majority of people running the country aren't exactly geniuses. Some would even say that it's a borderline miracle the United States has survived (and thrived) as long as it has. While the people...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Rama, a 31-year-old Asian elephant known for his sweet disposition and Jackson Pollock-like painting technique, was humanely euthanized at the Oregon Zoo today after animal-care staff determined they could no longer help...

Elephants are a hot commodity, for their ivory and for work and entertainment value. Minnesota professor Yiwei Zheng faces ivory smuggling charges for illegally importing elephant tusks into the U.S, reported the Associated Press on March 31. In...

The story has always been that there are too few rangers to stop poachers from killing endangered rhinos and elephants. In fact, about1,200 rhinos and 40,000 elephants were killed by poachers last year. The illegal wildlife trade is believed to be...

The Wall Street Journal announced yesterday, March 6, 2015, that the titanic circus troupe, Ringling Brothers, has decided to phase out the use of elephants in their circuses. This marks the end of a long and contentious fight between animal...

The internet exploded Thursday as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced plans to end the use of elephants in their performances by 2018. According to Feld Entertainment Executive Vice President Alana Feld:"There's been...

Kenya is showing how far it’s willing to go in order to stop the ivory trade. Fifteen tonnes of elephant tusk ivory was set ablaze by President Uhuru Kenyatta at Nairobi National Park on Tuesday in order to send a message to poachers. The...